Tickets for Heaven Fest, the one-day Christian music festival, are currently on sale at this site.

The festival on Saturday, July 28 at The Ranch in Loveland features numerous stages with over 100 artists. Also included are a kid zone, a skateboard demo area and comedy area.

All the money from ticket sales go to organizations that serve the poor, the exploited, the hungry, the thirsty, and the fatherless. Suggested price is $35 for adults, $19 for children and children under 5 are admitted free.

Jeremy Camp braves the heat at Heaven Fest 2011 in Loveland. The Christian artist is releasing a book -- I Still Believe: Discovering Hope and Healing in the Midst of Life's Deepest Valleys - in September. | Photo by Eliza Marie Somers

Trust. It’s the hardest thing to do in a relationship, especially if you have been betrayed. Now imagine if that betrayer is your god.

That’s how Christian singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp felt when his wife, Melissa, died of cancer at age 21, just four months after their marriage in 2000.

“I didn’t want to go on stage and praise the Lord,” said Camp, who is one of the headliners at Heaven Fest at The Ranch in Loveland on Saturday. “I was like, ‘Lord I don’t feel like telling about how good you are because right now I hurt. Lord you don’t understand, it hurts.’ ”

That was 11 years ago, a long arduous journey that has taken Camp full circle. He’s now married to Adrienne Liesching, with two little girls – Arie, 5, and Isabella, 7 – and a little boy on the way in August. His career is on the fast track, with four RIAA gold albums, 22 No. 1 radio hits, along with being named Billboard’s No. 3 Christian Artist of the Decade (2000s).

And his faith is restored but not without a lot pain, fears and tears.
It’s a journey he shares through his music and ministry, and now in a book, “I Still Believe: Discovering Hope and Healing in the Midst of Life’s Deepest Valleys.”

With so many national acts booked for Heaven Fest, festival-goers will have a tough time picking which stage to park their lawn chairs. Expect to move about to get the best listening experience.

Some highlights and conflicts:
* Local artists Everfound opens the rock/harder stage at noon, but the brothers play only a 30-minute set. The Kory Brunson Band will be on the country/bluegrass/acoustic stage from 2:15-3 p.m. (Kory Brunson just sang the national anthem at Coors Field before a Rockies game.) But the band goes up against Jeremy Camp (2-3 p.m.) on the main stage.

* Skillet and Red overlap by 15 minutes, with Skillet on the main stage from 6:45-7:45 p.m., while Red will be on the rock/harder stage from 6-7 p.m. And KJ-52 is on the hip-hop stage from 6:55-7:35 p.m.

* Fred Hammond is on the main stage from 3:30-4:30 p.m., while Superchick is rocking on the rock/harder stage from 3-4 p.m.

* MercyMe takes to the main stage from 5:15-6:15 p.m.

* Guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy performs from 8-9 p.m. on the country/bluegrass/acoustic stage. While P.O.D. is on the rock/harder stage from 8-9 p.m. and Shonlock is on the hip-hop stage from 8:15-8:55.

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Jeremy Camp, who spots a fan in the audience, will be on the main stage at Heaven Fest from 2-3 p.m.

If you were not one of the lucky fans to pick up Jeremy Camp‘s CD “We Cry Out: The Worship Project” during his visit to Coors Field earlier this month, then make a beeline to your local outlet — be it iTunes or a brick-and-mortar structure for this inspiring offering.

An ordained minister, Camp felt compelled to do a worship project that features favorites such as “Everlasting God,” “You Never Let Go” and “Mighty to Save” along with six songs written by Camp and collaborators, including Dove Award-winning songwriter Matt Maher and Jon Egan.

“I wanted to go back to my roots,” Camp said. “I was a worship leader growing up. And I have to say that this has been my most refreshing time doing music – there was something different about this.”

That something different can be heard in his rendition of “Overcome” by Jon Egan.

Jeremy Camp performs at Coors Field as part of the Colorado Rockies' Faith Day. Photos by Eliza Marie Somers

Faith Day at Coors Field took on a much deeper meaning this year as the Rockies and their fans continue to deal with the sudden death of president Keli McGregor, who passed away in April.

“Faith Day had been going on in other ballparks for several years, and Keli really pushed to have Faith Day here,” Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd said. “More than anybody it represents how he lived his life. Keli really loved Faith Day.”

“Faith Day is about keeping things in perspective,” manager Jim Tracy said. “Life has its ups and downs, highs and lows and somewhere in between is normalcy. And it’s good to have that perspective.

“If you look at our season it has been the same way — highs and lows. But some how, we’ve been able to draw strength and carry on,” Tracy explained. “We’ve been hit in the stomach a lot this year, but we have not made any excuses. And Keli hated excuses. I truly believe that we have drawn some strength from him. Look, we lost our president, I don’t know how you can get hit any harder.”

I’m a Denver Post sports copy editor, who covers Christian music in my spare time. I’m a rocker at heart. Grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who ... classic rock is what they call it now. I was introduced to Christian rock by my cousin, Sharon. My first Christian rock experience was Atlanta Fest when I saw this new group — Third Day — playing in front of about 50 people at an outdoor picnic area.